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Drucker for Today
I had the immense pleasure of spending time with Peter Drucker a few years back. The author has done a terrific job of capturing Drucker’s visionary management concepts and applying them to today’s key business and leadership challenges.
This book has a wonderful foreword about Drucker written by my dear friend A.G. Lafley, Chairman and CEO, Procter & Gamble. I write extensively about how Lafley thinks in my latest book The Opposable Mind. In this foreword you learn a lot about how much Drucker influenced Lafley’s thinking.
Roger Martin, Dean of the Rottman School of The Definitive Drucker Barnes and Noble editors review The Definitive DruckerJanuary 03, 2007
"For 16 months, Elizabeth Edersheim lived every business manager's dream: She worked directly with management icon Peter Drucker, writing about his lifework and his latest insights. During that period, she also interviewed world-class executives, including Jack Welch, A.G. Lafley, John Bachmann, and Bill Donaldson about Drucker's influence on them. The resultant book, rightly titled The Definitive Drucker, elucidates the master's most influential concepts, explaining how they shape organizational strategies and business trends today. Edersheim draws heavily on interviews with Drucker himself, supplemented by her own commentary and insights from industry moguls about these timeless principles. A surefire business classic from Day One." 800ceoread puts The Definitive Drucker in its Monthly Top 25 readsJanuary 05, 2007 Video Interview with Elizabeth Haas EdersheimJanuary 18, 2007 In the first quarter 2007, Directors & Boards ranked The Definitive Drucker as one of the best bets for board readingJanuary 31, 2007 Consulting Magazine offers their view on The Definitive DruckerFebruary 06, 2007 Management Scope (Netherlands) rates The Definitive Drucker 5 stars, says “Read it!”February 15, 2007 It is rare indeed to hear someone speak to us from the world to come. However Peter Drucker has succeeded with the help of the renowned consultant Elizabeth Haas Edersheim with whom he developed new ideas shortly before his death. The result, The Definitive Drucker. The book is required reading for anyone seeking news about the future of the business life… Read it! Claremont Graduate University claims The Definitive Drucker is “Vital for Leaders of Today and Tomorrow”February 22, 2007 The Definitive Drucker is not only an account of Drucker’s management foresight and wisdom on impending business risks and opportunities, but offers insight on current business practices, economic changes and trends that he had accurately forecasted decades ago. The Wall Street Journal review of The Definitive Drucker by Adrian WooldridgeFebruary 28, 2007 …In fact, the book is better than you might expect. Ms. Edersheim conducted numerous interviews with Drucker in the 16 months before his death. …they spent countless hours talking in Drucker's modest ranch house in Claremont, Calif., ranging over everything from the rise of Google to the future of CEOs. Ms. Edersheim read and reread Drucker's books. And she talked to a large number of Drucker acolytes, such as Jack Welch, Jim Collins and Mr. Lafley himself… go to WSJ for the full article »Book Signing in Claremont, California February 28, 2007 Claremont Graduate University hosts a book signing and Q&A session with Elizabeth Haas Edersheim. Doris Drucker attends to show support for The Definitive Drucker. go to Claremont event summary »About.com review of The Definitive Drucker by Karen SchweitzerMarch 09, 2007 Elizabeth Haas Edersheim appears on News 12 Westchester to talk about The Definitive DruckerMarch 16, 2007 Rothacker Reviews on The Definitive DruckerApril 01, 2007
I have to ask you, what greater endorsement do you need to buy this book than that of Peter Drucker himself?
Go to Rothacker Reviews » CNBC European BusinessApril 20, 2007 The Boston Globe says “Management Guru Was Always a Step Ahead”April 22, 2007 To succeed today, Drucker and Edersheim note the critical importance of looking at tomorrow while focusing on customers, innovating, building collaboration, investing in workers, and setting disciplines for decision-making. Go to The Boston Globe for the full article »getAbstract highlights The Definitive Drucker as Book of the Week April 27, 2007 Edersheim offers details of Drucker's personal life that make his sweeping rules of management all the more compelling. She deftly applies Drucker's business lessons to today's ever-shifting landscape of globalization and fragmentation. getAbstract recommends her book to marketers and managers who want to learn from the best. GetAbstract.com reviews important business books. It is a subscription service with leading corporate clients such as UBS, Siemens, and more. Go to getAbstract for the full article »The Definitive Drucker in Financial Times GermanyMay 07, 2007 Financial Times Germany ranks The Definitive Drucker number 4 in their top-ten list of business books. The Conference Board Review, "Questioning Authority"May 10, 2007 The Conference Board Review features Elizabeth Haas Edersheim in a Q&A session regarding her collaboration with Peter Drucker on the management guru's final book The Definitive Drucker. Shanghai Daily – Fresh takes on Peter DruckerMay 12, 2007 UPDATED: Press Release for The Definitive Drucker, with international publisher informationMay 31, 2007 The National Post (Canada) – Management mandarin’s message lives onJune 06, 2007 Drucker used the interview sessions that went into the creation of this book as an opportunity to offer insights into new challenges that corporations will face in the future. Definitive Drucker receives runner-up in Longman AwardJanuary 10, 2008 Definitive Drucker rated in JapanDecember 12, 2007
The Definitive Drucker received recognition as one of the Best Books in Japan by Sumisei |